8. Those who affirm (the existence of the) created objects attribute this manifestation to the mere will of God, while those who look upon time as real declare time to be the manifestor of all beings.

Shankara Bhashya (commentary)

The manifestation (creation) proceeds from the mere will of God because His will in reality cannot1 but achieve its purpose. Such objects as pot, etc., are but2 the (manifestation of the) will (of the potter). They can never be anything external or unrelated to such will. Some say manifestation proceeds from time.

Anandagiri Tika (glossary)

1Cannot, etc.—It is because they look upon the world as real, therefore they affirm that God whose will manifests the world cannot but be real.

2But—The potter, first of all, conceives in his mind the name and form of the object and then creates it.